1979 Ladies European Tour

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The 1979 Ladies European Tour was the inaugural season of golf tournaments organised by the Women's Professional Golfers' Association (WPGA), which later became the Ladies European Tour (LET).[1] The tour was principally sponsored by Carlsberg, who organised 12 36-hole tournaments counting towards their own Order of Merit. There were six other tournaments on the schedule including the Women's British Open, organised by the Ladies' Golf Union.[2][3]

The Order of Merit was won by Cathy Panton, who finished just 1.5 points ahead of Women's British Open winner, Alison Sheard. Sheard topped the money list with almost £5,000 in winnings, over £1,000 more than runner-up .[4][5] The Carlsberg Order of Merit was won by , who won three of the twelve events and finished as runner-up in two others.[6]

Tournaments[]

The table below shows the 1979 schedule.[7] The numbers in brackets after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the Ladies European Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for members of the tour.[8]

Date Tournament Location Winner Score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)–up Winner's
share (£)		 Ref
27 Apr Carlsberg Championship – Tyrrells Wood England United States (1) 145 (+1) 3 strokes England 200 [9]
4 May Carlsberg Championship – Willingdon England Scotland Cathy Panton (1) 151 (+5) 1 stroke Sweden Kärstin Ehrnlund
England 		200 [10]
11 May Carlsberg Championship – Long Ashton England England (1) 73 (–2)[a] 2 strokes Sweden Kärstin Ehrnlund
England 		200 [11]
18 May Carlsberg Championship – Baberton Scotland England (1) 147 (+1) 2 strokes England 200 [12]
25 May Carlsberg Championship – Whitecraigs Scotland England (2) 142 (−4) 4 strokes South Africa Alison Sheard 200 [13]
1 Jun Carlsberg Championship – Coventry England England (1) 146 (–2) 1 stroke Scotland Cathy Panton 200 [14]
8 Jun Carlsberg Championship – South Staffs England England (1) 143 (–3) 5 strokes Sweden Kärstin Ehrnlund 200 [15]
15 Jun Carlsberg Championship – Ballater Scotland England Beverly Huke (1) 146 (–2) 1 stroke England
Scotland Muriel Thomson
England Mickey Walker		 200 [16]
22 Jun Carlsberg Championship – St Annes Old Links England England (3) 148 (+2) Playoff England Jenny Lee Smith 200 [17]
29 Jun Carlsberg Championship – York England England Mickey Walker (1) 140 (–2) 1 stroke South Africa Alison Sheard 200 [18]
6 Jul Carlsberg Championship – Sand Moor England South Africa Alison Sheard (1) 147 (+1) 3 strokes England
Scotland Cathy Panton		 200 [19]
13 Jul Carlsberg Championship – Arcot Hall England England Jenny Lee Smith (1) 140 (–2) 3 strokes Scotland Muriel Thomson 200 [20]
28 Jul Women's British Open England South Africa Alison Sheard (2) 301 (+5) 3 strokes England Mickey Walker 3,000 [21]
31 Aug McEwan's Welsh Classic Wales South Africa Alison Sheard (3) 144 (+4) 1 stroke England 400 [22]
14 Sep Hitachi Tournament England England (1) 145 (–1) 3 strokes South Africa Alison Sheard 400 [23]
22 Sep State Express Tournament Northern Ireland Scotland Cathy Panton (2) 166 (+14) Playoff England 800 [24]
29 Sep WPGA European Championship France United States (1) 292 2 strokes West Germany [25]
27 Oct Lambert & Butler Matchplay England England (2) 2 up Scotland Muriel Thomson 2,000 [26]
  1. ^ Second round abandoned because of fog; tournament results based on first round scores.

Major championship in bold.

Order of Merit and money list[]

The Order of Merit was based on a points system.[4][5]

# Player Points Money (£) Events
1 Scotland Cathy Panton 846 2,495 18
2 South Africa Alison Sheard 844.5 4,965 13
3 England 789.5 1,533 15
4 England 770 3,830 18
5 England 740 2,434 18
6 Scotland Muriel Thomson 641 3,043 15
7 England 624 1,955 15
8 England Jenny Lee Smith 597.5 3,222 10
9 England 578.5 1,479 15
10 England 574.5 1,861 17

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ LET Tour Guide 2013. Ladies European Tour. 2013. p. 195.
  2. ^ Ryde, Peter (18 May 1978). "Quality will decide if new WPGA acorn grows into mighty oak". The Times. p. 12. Retrieved 24 September 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  3. ^ Mair, Lewine (31 October 1978). "Women's professional tour becomes a reality". The Times. p. 8. Retrieved 24 September 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  4. ^ a b Hedley, Alan (9 November 1979). "Golf". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. p. 39. Retrieved 28 September 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ a b Pargeter, John (7 November 1979). "Open is more costly". Newcastle Journal. p. 18. Retrieved 28 September 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ Pargeter, John (14 July 1979). "First win a dream". Newcastle Journal. p. 16. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  7. ^ Past Tournament Winners, Ladies European Tour[permanent dead link], GolfToday
  8. ^ Ladies European Tour – 1979 Winners
  9. ^ "Mollie wins by three strokes". Glasgow Herald. 28 April 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  10. ^ "Cathy comes home with a 76 for first professional victory". Glasgow Herald. 5 May 1979. p. 20. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  11. ^ "Women caught in fog". Glasgow Herald. 12 May 1979. p. 15. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  12. ^ "Muriel earns £40 on debut". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 19 May 1979. p. 20 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ^ Jacobs, Raymond (26 May 1979). "Christine has a Carlsberg double". Glasgow Herald. p. 15. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  14. ^ "Panter beats Panton by one". Glasgow Herald. 2 June 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  15. ^ "Vanessa's win by five strokes". Glasgow Herald. 9 June 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  16. ^ "Beverly beats the regulars". Glasgow Herald. 16 June 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  17. ^ "Christine again". Glasgow Herald. 23 June 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  18. ^ "Mickey snatches Cathy's record". Glasgow Herald. 30 June 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  19. ^ "Cathy throws away chance of victory". Glasgow Herald. 7 July 1979. p. 15. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  20. ^ "70 grabs second place for Muriel". Glasgow Herald. 7 July 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  21. ^ "Birdie finish gives Alison British title". Glasgow Herald. 30 July 1979. p. 15 – via Google News Archive.
  22. ^ "Muriel finishes down field". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 1 September 1979. p. 20 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  23. ^ "Christine holds on". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 15 September 1979. p. 18 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  24. ^ "Portrush winner". Belfast Telegraph. 24 September 1979. p. 21 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  25. ^ "Weekend results | Golf". The Guardian. 1 October 1979. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. ^ "Muriel's title hope go down the last". Glasgow Herald. 29 October 1979. p. 20 – via Google News Archive.

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